> The memory limits aren't good enough either: if you set them low
> enough that memory-forkbombs are unperilous for
> RLIMIT_NPROC*RLIMIT_DATA, it's probably too low for serious
> applications.
yes, if you want to run application like openoffice.org you need at
least 200Mo. If you want that your system is usable, you need at least 40
process per user. So 40*200 = 8Go, and it don't think you have all this
memory...
I think per user limit could be a solution.
attached a small fork-memory bombing.
Matthieu
int main()
{
while(1){
while(fork()){
malloc(1);
}
}
}
